reduce business energy costsEnergy costs play a large role in the business world. With such tight margins in competitive industries, they can provide a difference in the overall success of a business.

This means that it is all the more important for businesses to assess and identify where savings can be made as slight adjustments can have an influence on overheads.

Heating

Heating the business premises and ensuring hot water can use up a lot of energy. The most effective way of efficient heating use is to match it with the occupancy times of the building and regulate the desired temperatures.

For every 1˚C of heat, heating bills increase by around 8 per cent. It is important to, therefore, ensure thermostats are matched to the desired temperature. For warehouses, 16˚C is the average temperature and it is 20˚C for offices.

Office equipment

Chances are that your business uses office equipment to run. This could be computers, printers, photocopiers. Depending on the business type this can be responsible for a large proportion of total energy costs.

Using this equipment more efficiently can, therefore, play a significant role in reducing energy spend. For example computer monitors that are left on unnecessarily can cost up to £37 per annum.

Lighting

Whether it’s in an office for employees to work in or display lighting in retail to light up products, every business needs lighting of some sort. There are a variety of ways that a business can reduce their lighting expenditure.

Removing unnecessary 100-watt incandescent bulbs could save around £20 a year and rewiring lighting controls gives the opportunity to manage lighting use – this could be through dimmer switches or sunlight detector sensors.

For businesses large and small, Eaton Electrical can perform a detailed Lighting & Heating Energy Audit that identifies energy wastage. We can then find ways to cut your business energy bills, and in the process reduce your carbon footprint.

Our energy audits take into account any budgetary limitations and provide the most cost-effective solutions to reduce business energy costs and carbon footprint. For more information call us on 01509 414 222 or email office@eatononline.co.uk.